Powered by OpenAIRE graph
Found an issue? Give us feedback
addClaim

[Rituximab in cold agglutinin disease].

Authors: F, Camou; J-F, Viallard; J-L, Pellegrin;

[Rituximab in cold agglutinin disease].

Abstract

Cold agglutinin disease is a chronic auto-immune hemolytic anemia related to a lymphoproliferative disorder with a degenerative potential and no codified treatment. This rare affection is related to the production of anti-erythrocytes immunoglobulins M. They are responsible of hemolytic crises sometimes severe and vascular acrosyndrom when submitted to cold temperature. Before rituximab, a monoclonal antibody targeted against the B lymphocyte CD20 antigen, no treatment was really efficient.We present 5 patients who have been treated with 4 weekly rituximab perfusions, and then we proceed to a review of the literature concerning the other 23 similar cases.With a good tolerance, the treatment allowed a remission in all the cases (4 partial, 1 complete). Among the 23 observations published, the rate of answer was 21/23 (of which 14 gave completes).Rituximab is an alternative treatment of cold agglutinin disease.

Keywords

Male, Antibodies, Monoclonal, Antineoplastic Agents, Middle Aged, Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived, Treatment Outcome, Immunoglobulin M, Humans, Female, Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune, Rituximab, Aged

  • BIP!
    Impact byBIP!
    selected citations
    These citations are derived from selected sources.
    This is an alternative to the "Influence" indicator, which also reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically).
    12
    popularity
    This indicator reflects the "current" impact/attention (the "hype") of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network.
    Average
    influence
    This indicator reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically).
    Top 10%
    impulse
    This indicator reflects the initial momentum of an article directly after its publication, based on the underlying citation network.
    Average
Powered by OpenAIRE graph
Found an issue? Give us feedback
selected citations
These citations are derived from selected sources.
This is an alternative to the "Influence" indicator, which also reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically).
BIP!Citations provided by BIP!
popularity
This indicator reflects the "current" impact/attention (the "hype") of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network.
BIP!Popularity provided by BIP!
influence
This indicator reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically).
BIP!Influence provided by BIP!
impulse
This indicator reflects the initial momentum of an article directly after its publication, based on the underlying citation network.
BIP!Impulse provided by BIP!
12
Average
Top 10%
Average
Upload OA version
Are you the author of this publication? Upload your Open Access version to Zenodo!
It’s fast and easy, just two clicks!